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Updated · ZDNet · Jun 16
KDE Releases Plasma 6.7 With Global Mic Mute and Per-Screen Virtual Desktops
Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Jun 16

KDE Releases Plasma 6.7 With Global Mic Mute and Per-Screen Virtual Desktops

1 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 16

Summary

  • Plasma 6.7 is now out, adding a global microphone-mute hotkey, full Plasma Bigscreen support for TVs, and per-screen virtual desktops despite being a point release.
  • The update also brings Wayland session restore, a print queue viewer, printer setup for shared networks, custom sound themes, smarter KRunner results, and tools to exclude windows from screencasts and screenshots.
  • Graphics and interface changes include multi-GPU Vulkan swapchain support, 3D LUT support to reduce GPU load, easier light-dark theme switching, dawn-timed theme changes, and the return of the Air theme with an improved Oxygen theme.
  • Availability will depend on when individual Linux distributions package 6.7 into their repositories; users who want it sooner can try KDE Neon or KDE Linux in a VM or on spare hardware.

Insights

KDE Plasma 6.7 is called both lightweight and heavy. What is the true performance cost for average users?
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Is Plasma's 'Swiss Army knife' approach helping productivity, or does its complexity overwhelm new Linux users?